Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-11-08
Local Miscellany.
lCounty Court met Yesterday.

CharleStoWn gas WorkS mas Deen mucn
approved.
Mr.. Gustav Brown will go to Bal
timore to-day, to make purchase of
holiday goods.
The fire in the timber on the Mary
land Heights presented a grand spec
tacle last week.
Our young friend Louis E. Brown,
OF Bcrryvillc, is in Baltimore, pur-
chasing holiday supplies.
CoRN WAxrED-in exchange for
Goods, at market rates-at the West
End Store of D. S. HUGHES,
Nov. 1-3t. Charlestown, w. Va.
DE-. d. w. Border Iectured in the
NJ. L. Church South, at Lectown, on
the evening of Oct. &c. Subject
naturalization of the Lost Ten
Tribes of Israeli"
The Rev. Dallas Tucker, of
Charlcstown, W. Va, delivered an
admirable address before All Saints
Guild, Frederick City, Tuesday eve
ming last.-Banimorean.
Mrs. Hannah Heidwohl desires us
to return her heartfelt thanks 10 the
firemen and citizens for their success
full efforts in saving her dwelling from
destruction by the fire of last Friday.
Letters arc advertised at Charles
ton for B. J. Brown, C. w. Brown,
Fannie Brown, j. r. Baylor, Miss
Bessie Chamberlain, Miss Bianch
Gleason, Richard Henderson, j. B
Owls, Simon SchloP, Miss Fannie
Nelson, W. f. Terrell, Miss Lizzie
Turner and Mr.. Williams.
The ladies of Shannondale Furnace
Church propose holding an Oyster
Supper on Wednesday afternoon and
night. November 23d, at the Old
Church. A supper will be served of
all kinds of eatables. Proceeds for
repairing the Church. The public is
respectfully invited to attend.
The b. & 0. telegraph wires were
on last Friday connected with the
Western union Office on Main street,
under charge Of Mr.. Chas. G.. Camp
hell. and all commercial business
over both lines will hereafter be
transacted ut that office; the offices
at the B. & o. and S. v. dcpots be-
ing only used for railroad business.
Mr.. r. w. Norris has taken a trip
to Tallap0osa, a rapidly improving
Georgia town. and sends us several
papers, for which, we return thanks.
From mt of them (the Tallapousa
JouraaD we clip the following:
Mr.. Chas. j. Berry, who purchased
4 residence lot on Alcwine Avenue,
left a contract for the erection of 4
handsome residence there to be COM
plcted i'll three weeks. and returned
10 Ripon. w. Va, on Monday.
At Il meeting of the Leetown Lodge
No. a, 1. O. G. T., held Oct. 3lst,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Chas. Jones.
c. T. ; Lucy Dunaway, VT; james
Stridcr, II. Scc'y.; Geo. 7. Watson,
L. Scc'y. T. II. Buck, Treas. ; ia
cob SHyder Chap Joseph Wagclcy,
NJ. I; Chas. L. Baker, I. g.; f. f.
Dwnaway, 0. G.; Jennie Wiltshire,
r. s. Rehecca Strider, S. S.; and
Geo. II. Ramsburg, l.. u.
The Harper's Ferry and Bolivar
Building Association No. 1, organized
October 27th by the election of the
following directors, viz: J. Garland
Hurst, n. c. Bracket, c. II. Trail,
II. V. Daniels, Geo. II. Child, Chas.
r. Rlu and C. f. Dudrow. At a
meeting of tic Directors, the organ
ization of the Association was COM
pleted by the election of j. Garland
Hurst President, S. w. Lightner
Secretary and Treasurer, and Forrest
W. Brown Solicitor.
Mrs. Belinda F., widow of the
late p. II. Rouss, the venerable
mother of Mr.. C.. 8. Rouss of New
York. and Mcssrs. Milton and VIM.
TOu:s, of this county, died at her
residence, Shannon HILL" near
Kablctown, last Friday, aged about
a years, surviving her aged partner
but 4 few months. Her remains were
inferred by the side of those of her
husband, in Mt. Hebron Cemetery,
Winchester, on Sunday afternoon, in
presence of n large of
friends and citizens of Winchester
and vicinity. y
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson was greeted
with 4 good audience at Kabletown,
last Wednesday evening, to, hear his
leisure upon 'tTho House of Repre-
sentativcs." By virtue of his position
lie was fully capable of giving an in
structivc and entertaining account of
the workings of the machinery by
which this great nation is governed,
oDI1 ., tho Ionr,,oro IF oDo NJ biS Won